Background
Scherr, George Harry was born on December 30, 1920 in New York City.
Scherr, George Harry was born on December 30, 1920 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Queens College, Long Island, 1941. Postgraduate, Princeton University, 1946. Master of Science in Bacteriology, University Kentucky, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Kentucky, 1951.
Senior instructor, United States Civil Svc. Commission, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1942-1943;
chemist, Calco Chemical division American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1943-1944, 45-47;
chemist, Nuodex Products Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1948;
assistant professor department microbiology, Creighton U., Omaha, 1951-1954;
associate professor department bacteriology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1954-1959;
director research, Colab laboratories, Inc., Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1959-1959;
administrative research director division diagnostics, Wilson Pharmaceutical Company, Glenwood, Illinois, 1969-1971;
president, director research, Technam, Inc., Park Forest South, Illinois, 1971-1982;
consultant immunologist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1982-1984;
president, ADRI, Park Forest, Illinois, since 1984. Director CHEM-ORBITAL, Park Forest.
President, director Testhrix, Inc., Park Forest. Executive research director American Drug Research Institute, Park Forest South, 1975-1980. Adjunct Professor allied health science education governments State University, Park Forest South, 1973-1984.
Active Park Forest Health Council, chairman committee chronic disease control, chairman committee community health planning and education. Member International Society for Medical and Veterinary Mycology. New York Academy of Sciences, Mycological Society of America, Society for Industrial Microbiology (vice president Chicago section), Genetics Society of America, Society of America Bacteriologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chicago Medical Mycological Society (past president), American College Toxicology (past secretary), International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer (board councilors).